Overview

• Red Bull lodged two protests against George Russell’s safety car conduct and alleged unsportsmanlike behaviour at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, but the stewards dismissed both challenges.
• It took more than five and a half hours for the FIA to confirm Russell’s victory, drawing criticism from Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff over the length of the process.
• Christian Horner defended the decision as a legitimate right to seek clarity on the sporting code and said Red Bull had no regrets over filing the protests.
• Debate has emerged over whether Max Verstappen influenced Red Bull’s appeals, with Nico Rosberg suggesting he did and Toto Wolff rejecting that theory.
• The FIA is considering measures to accelerate race-result confirmation, including increasing the number of stewards and delegating minor infractions to its Remote Operations Centre.